By this time, the sky had completely darkened.
It was a night of murder with the moon hidden and the wind raging.
In the cover of darkness, many people hadn’t yet seen who made the first move, as the scene became chaotic when Chu Shao casually threw a folding fan.
“Ding—”
The sound of swords clashing was particularly piercing.
The disciples of Tianya Sect, who were already mismatched against Blood Rain Pavilion, finally found an opportunity and wielded their silver swords, leaping towards their opponents.
Blood Rain Pavilion had no intention of acting without their master’s consent.
Just as they were about to seek permission, they turned their heads and were astonished to find that their own master was already engaged in a fight with… the Princess?
Yes, even Xiao Jin hadn’t expected that it would be the Crown Prince and Chu Shao who would start fighting first.
Xiao Jin sat in a wheelchair, contemplating what to say that would conform to the customary beginning of a hostile encounter in online novels.
But when she looked up, she discovered that the male and female leads of the original story had already begun fighting.
Within the few seconds that Xiao Jin hesitated to speak, Chu Shao had already moved from her side to confront the Crown Prince with astonishing speed, comparable to teleportation or flash-step.
Cloaked in white, as pure as the moon, her robes gracefully fluttered in the darkness.
If it weren’t for the sword in her hand and her fierce attacks, with each swing of her sword aimed directly at the Crown Prince’s face, it might have appeared even more aesthetically pleasing.
The Crown Prince, who received Chu Shao’s sword strikes, showed little change in his expression. Although forced to retreat repeatedly, he only defended himself with his sword.
As an onlooker, Xiao Jin furrowed her brows slightly.
The male lead could actually exchange blows with Chu Shao?
That was too unscientific.
After all, even when injured, Chu Shao was on par with Shen Lang in his prime.
Shen Lang was the number one expert of Blood Rain Pavilion, and how many years had the male lead been alive? It was unlikely that he could surpass him.
However, the reality proved otherwise.
After a brief evasion, the Crown Prince began to counterattack, avoiding Chu Shao’s sword and mercilessly thrusting his own sword towards him.
Chu Shao looked at the cold gleam of the sword blade without much surprise and calmly met the Crown Prince’s sword.
Their exchange was too fast for both Xiao Jin and Shen Guichen to intervene. The only one who could intervene, Liu Tianya, was currently engaged in a fight with Shen Lan on the opposite side.
Although Xiao Jin believed in Chu Shao’s strength, her heartbeat and hands were out of her control.
Watching the two fighting in the darkness, she instinctively drew an arrow from her quiver.
Taking advantage of someone’s vulnerability was not the act of a noble person.
Unfortunately, she was not a noble person.
If she could take advantage of the chaos to eliminate the male lead, why wouldn’t she take action?
Besides, if the male lead’s protagonist halo shone brightly, it would be dangerous for Chu Shao to fight against him.
It was unclear which factor weighed more heavily, but one thing was certain—Xiao Jin truly wanted the Crown Prince to die.
Raising the arrow, she aimed precisely at the Crown Prince’s brow.
However, she suddenly heard Chu Shao’s voice, “Your Highness, there’s no need.”
Chu Shao’s sword cut through the Crown Prince’s clothes, but at the same time, it was also cut by the Crown Prince, leaving a few strands of her hair behind.
However, her voice was filled with delight, even with a hint of excitement tremor: “You go and do what you want to do, this Princess can handle it herself.”
What did she want to do?
Xiao Jin’s expression remained unchanged.
What she wanted to do most now was to deal with the Crown Prince.
However, since Chu Shao had said those words, the Crown Prince would definitely be on guard, making it inconvenient for her to take action.
But just as Xiao Jin set down her bow and arrow, she unexpectedly met the Crown Prince’s gaze.
In that instant, she saw the carved bow in Xiao Jin’s hand, and the Crown Prince even smiled.
Xiao Jin didn’t know why the Crown Prince was smiling, nor did she care. But the look he gave her contained an element she couldn’t understand, which she could only describe as complex.
Perhaps it was Xiao Jin’s misconception, but after her failed ambush, not only did Chu Shao fight as if her life depended on it, even the Crown Prince began to go mad, each sword strike becoming more fierce and swift than the last.
The most terrifying thing was that both of them had smiles on their faces, while each sword strike hung between life and death.
Although Xiao Jin was worried about Chu Shao’s safety, she understood that in the world of online novels, when top experts fought, others generally couldn’t intervene.
And Chu Shao clearly had gone crazy with killing intent. If she were to intervene, she might hinder Chu Shao.
At this moment, Xiao Jin remembered the reason why she revealed herself and looked towards Prince Shen, who was struggling to get up amidst the chaos, stumbling as he tried to find Xiao Qing.
Right, he said he had evidence against the Empress and the Crown Prince.
So she reluctantly believed him.
….
The Empress looked at the guards blocking her outside the tent, her expression without emotion as she asked, “A decree is needed to prevent me from entering. Does His Majesty not trust me either?”
The guard lowered his head, very troubled: “Your Majesty, I am just following orders.”
“If His Majesty is seriously ill, whose orders would you listen to?” The Empress spoke softly, and the golden phoenix hairpin in her hair seemed particularly dazzling in the darkness.
The guard caught the implied meaning in the empress’s words and couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
But the fact was, she was right. His Majesty’s health was declining day by day, while the Crown Prince was in his prime. If they were to forcefully block him now, it would be unwise.
So the guards no longer obstructed and respectfully made way, “Empress, please.”
The Empress’s pace was unhurried, as befitting the mistress of the harem.
But when she walked up to Emperor Qi, she saw the bright yellow corner of his robe lying on the bed, and he was quietly watching as he covered his mouth and coughed, his face showing a hint of mockery.
Emperor Qi coughed weakly, lying on the bed and staring at the Empress. “What are you here for?”
The Empress smiled and said, “I didn’t want to come, but I never expected that you would end up like this and still seek revenge on your own son.”
“Revenge?” Emperor Qi coldly looked at the Empress. “I had the Crown Prince capture the officials who rebelled against me. How can that be considered revenge?”
The Empress raised her voice slightly. “Prince Shen is your younger brother, Yu’er’s uncle. If you make Yu’er kill him, how will the world view him in the future?”
Emperor Qi said, “Cheng’er is my child, and he’s also Yu’er’s brother. Look at how your well-raised son treats my child.”
“Fifth Prince is your son, then isn’t Yu’er your child as well?”
“Do you know what you did behind my back all those years? You know it better than I do.”
The Empress looked at Emperor Qi, almost laughing out loud. Her voice carried a hint of bitterness, “Your Majesty, you have truly fallen ill. You can say anything. Don’t you understand why I went to find Prince Shen that day?”
“Why didn’t you marry my sister back then and instead chose me? Don’t you understand that?”
“These years, who have you been looking at through me? Don’t you know that yourself?”
….
Emperor Qi coughed violently and said to the Empress, “You’ve gone mad.”
The Empress reached out to touch the golden phoenix hairpin on her hair, and she smiled, “I’m not the one who’s gone mad, you are.”
“All those years ago, I merely had a conversation with Prince Shen. You were drunk and stormed in, slapping me and tearing off this hairpin. You asked me how I could be fit to be Empress, how I could wear this hairpin, how I could be a phoenix.”
“At that moment, I understood. Although I am the Empress, the mother of the world, and I wear this phoenix hairpin, I am ultimately just a fake phoenix.”
“Oh, Your Majesty, if you can harbor such shameful thoughts and associate me with the phoenix, then why would it be wrong for me to have a private affair with Prince Shen?”
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Translator’s note: Right! Why are some boys so despicable? They love cheating, but when their women cheat, they act like children whose candy was stolen and become violent. And Emperor Qi has too many women in his harem, yet his Empress only engages in casual conversation with someone, yet this Emperor Qi acts as if he is loyal. 🤨🙂 Dah… Some boys are so despicable, that’s why I don’t trust some of them. They sweet-talk in front of you, but behind your back, they act the same way towards others. WELL, WHO CARES ABOUT BOYS? I’M GAY, SO SHOOO!
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TO BE CONTINUE…
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